Denise Nickerson, the former child actor who was one of the stars of the beloved 1971 film “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory,” has died at the age of 62. Nickerson was best known for her role as ...

Denise Nickerson (April 1, 1957-July 10, 2019) was an American former actress best known for her roles as the gum-chewing Violet Beauregarde in the 1971 movie Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory as ...

Actress Denise Nickerson, best known for her role as chatty gum-chewer Violet Beauregard in 1971's "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory," has died, according to multiple reports citing a Facebook post ...

Actress Denise Nickerson, best known as Violet from the 1971 film "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory," has died at age 62, her family said in a Facebook post late Wednesday. "She's gone," read the ...

Denise Nickerson, best known for her role as the bratty, bubble-gum blowing Violet Beauregarde in "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" died Wednesday night after complications from strokes, her ...

Denise Nickerson, best known for playing Violet Beauregarde in 1971’s 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory', has died at the age of 62 ...

Denise Nickerson, who played the gum-chewing brat-turned-human-blueberry Violet Beauregarde in “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory,” is in critical condition after suffering a stroke in late June, ...

The star played Violet Beauregard in the 1971 film. The 62-year-old was placed on life support after being hospitalised this week due to pneumonia, and subsequently suffered a seizure. The actress was ...

The celebrated singer and piano player who blended black and white musical influence with a hoodoo-infused stage persona and gravelly bayou drawl died on June 6. A blues and jazz artist whose growly ...